Tonight we like the sound of some little heard and somewhat neglected gems of the piano repertoire alongside masterpieces of the musical canon with a few surprised on the way! There'll be works by Respighi and John White alongside Shostakovich's '10 Aphorisms', Beethoven's Appassionato Sonata and Chopin's 4th Ballad with food and wine. For classical music lovers or anyone who wants a low-cost delve into a live performance of the genre, this sounds good.
Time: 7.30pm Cost: £4/6 Map: here Location: St Luke's Church, Queens Park Terrace More information: here
Today TWO fantastic sounding events are taking place. We recommend both wholeheartedly.
The Basement opens their doors to the author behind Brass Eye, the Day Today, and Charlie Brooker's Screen Wipe as he delves into his musical side, showing his face as the songwriter behind the legendary Ian Dury & the Blockheads. Tonight he performs in the Basement's artily titled 'The Space' alongside the Blockhead's Chaz Jankel, and will also provide a brilliant short set. If you don't know who he is, we recommend finding out more about the pop culture critic and finding him on Twitter @quaintick.
Cost: £7.50, £5 concessions Time: Doors 7:30 Event information: here
SECONDLY, The Lighthouse is launching a Monthly Talks Programme to focus on moving image and digital art, with talks from some brilliant bigwigs from the BFI and art directors. Today's sounds well worth a visit as they invite filmmakers Semiconductor along who have just ended a NASA residency. If you're interested in video, sound and digital animation with a bit of a science spin, this is your thing.
More info: here Time: Doors 6:30pm, 7pm start Cost: £3 Tickets: here Facebook event: here Twitter: @lighthousearts
Tonight at 7pm, Komedia hosts the second of the three day Emergenza Festival, namely the biggest music competition in the world for upcoming bands each year prsenting 6,000 bands to 21 countries. These dates are currently the festival's semi-finals with eight bands aiming to impress within 30 minutes each.
"The UK winning band will play at the international final which it will take place at the Taubertal Open Air Festival in Germany; in front of 30.000 people. Also, the world winning band will get a professional recording or an International Tour."
Komedia is especially happy today on the matter: "We are very happy to announce two very Special GuestS - HILDAMAY & RED SHARK IN VEGAS who will perform during our Semifinal round," although beyond this information's a bit sparse. The best bet is to have a good investigation of the Festival's MySpace where they let more details and samples out. Tickets are £12 on the door.
Sometimes, through a weird twist of geography, economy and fate, areas - big cities like Seattle or smaller communities like Fife - begin to buck and thrive with creativity. Sometimes it's because of a liberal atmosphere, and other times the lack of one inspires friction and inventiveness. Often it's because a scene is merely self-supporting, and often because it's associated with factors which enable it to thrive - like, for example, a really great music department at a local university, or an arts body that funds creativity.
Lots of the above factors are evident in the North Texan city of Denton, and while the much-celebrated Midlake have been the most obvious beneficiaries of the town's cultural productivity (their singer, Tim Smith, is a vocal advocate of the area), there are a bunch of other artists who also benefit from the cheap housing, vibrant music scene, and excellent arts institutions nearby.
One such is Bosque Brown, a band fronted by the talented young singer-songwriter Mara Lee Miller, who moved to Denton at the age of 18 and, having developed her talent there - and having earned the early patronage of Damien Jurado - is making a name for herself as a quiet, thoughtful and inventive folk singer. Often acapella, and possessed of a voice which recalls Simone White or Chan Marshall, Miller is playing The Freebutt tonight, and it has the potential to be one of those surprising, out-of-nowhere shows which sends tingles down the spine.
IMPORTANT! The Freebutt is at risk of effectively shut down by the council! We love the venue and brilliant bands they put on! Please sign the petition to save the Freebutt here: here
Bored of Brighton brings you one thing to do a day in Brighton, telling you what's on. Bands, pubs, clubs, music, art, and the peculiar.
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